Storage and dispensing device for screen wire and the like



March 28, 1933. s BOBQ 1,902,826

STORAGE AND DISPENSING DEVICE FOR SCREEN, "WIRE, AND THE LIKE -Filed Feb. 26, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Zhwentor attorneys- March 28, 1933. H. s. BOBO 1,902,826

STORAGE AND DISPENSING DEVICE FOR SCREEN, WIRE, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 2a, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Imnentor ,Zliw y A). P250220 @mwwm.

C(ttornegs Patented Mar. 28, 193

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY S. 3030, OF GREENFIELD, OHIO STORAGE AND DISPENSING DEVTCE non SCREEN wrnnimn THE LIKE Application filed February 26, 1930. Serial N'o. 431,477.

to straighten out renders its handling with any degree of expediency practically i1npossible.

An object of the present invention, therefore, resides in the provision of a compactly arranged cabinet designed to receive a plurality of rolls of screen wire or the like in a relatively small space.

Another object of the invention consists in the provision of such a cabinet in which any desired amount of material may be readily removed from any one of the rolls without removing the roll bodily from the cabinet.

Another object of the invention consists in providing such a device with means for measuring the material dispensed as it is drawn across the top or casing of the cabinet. A further object of the. inventionresides in the provision of a dispensing cabinet in which means are provided for mechanically gripping the free end of the sheet of material being dispensed and winding it up into a neat roll prior to severance from the main body.

Another object of the invention consists in the provision of such a gripping and winding means capable of winding a plurality of sheets of dispensed material into a single roll combined with means for binding the roll in final form.

Otherobiects and advantages ofthe in- 4 vention will be apparent from the following description when taken in' connection with the accompanying drawings; in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device for storing and dispensing screen wire and the like, showing in dotted lines a through the combined gripper and reel for sheet material is stored.

side of the cabinet, and the former extending upwardly only as far as the axis of the di pensing drum so as to permit access to the portion of a sheet partly unrolled from a primary roll and about to be severed.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view winding the dispensed material intoa roll.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary end elevational View of the device with a part of the end wall broken away to more clearly show the interior construction; and 1 Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective vie of the rotatably mounted drum in which the Referring to the drawings in greater detail the numeral 1 designates the cabinet formed of sheet metal or the like and provided with legs 2, preferably extensions of the angle irons forming the frameworkof the cabinet. The top plate 3 is preferably curved downwardly at its front end and is spaced from'theupper edge ofthe front plate 4 so as to provide a dispensing slot 5. v

The sides of the cabinet are provided with plates 6 and 7 the latter entirely closing one drum for loading the various compartments as'will be described. The'lower edge of the side wall 6 stops short'of a bottom wall 8 so as to provide a storage shelf for excess'rollsof material.

The storage drum isdesignated generally. by the numeral 9 and is mounted on a horizontal shaft 10 extending transversely of the cabinet 1 and supported in side bars 11. The bars 11 are of identical construction and have their ends secured to the front and rear angle irons 2 of opposite sides of the cabinet. The' drum 9-comprises' end plates or discs 12 and 13 mounted on the shaft 10 and spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of the cabinet. The disc 12 is provided with a plurality of circular open-' ings 14, eighteen being shown in the present embodiment of the invention. Each of these openings is provided with an integral, out- 7' 7 turned flange 15 forming a bearing surface and support for the tubular, slotted members 16, each of which has one end mounted in one of the openings 14 and the other end secured to the inner face of the opposed disc 13. These tubular members 16 are preferably provided with'beaded portions 17 extending longitudinally thereof and forming the side walls of the slot 18 through which the stored material projects. 7

Twelve of the openings 14 for receiving the compartment forming members. 16 are arranged about the periphery of the drum while the remaining six openings are shown as arranged about an inner circle. Portions of the supporting flanges 15 of the outer series of compartments are shown as curled back upon themselves to provide a continuation of the beads 17 and also providing a continuous open slot from the free edge of the flange 15 to the opposite disc 13. It will be understood that a rollof screen wire or the likeis placed in each of these compartments, and by providing the continuous slots 18 as describedeach roll may be slid longitudi-.

they be inserted in completely rolled-up condition and then unrolled slightly so as to extend the free end through the slot of the particular compartment.

A substantially circular casing member 20 encircles the periphery of the drum 9cx- -cept for the provision of a slot. therein registering with the. dispensing slot 5 of the cabinet. This casing member serves to bend over the compartment walls all of the outwardly extending edges of the sheet. material. In this connection it is to be noted that the edges of the inner rolls are extended outwardly to the periphery of the drum '(see dotted lines, Figures. 1 and 4) in the same manner as are the outer rolls, except that the edges extend a greater distance and pass between the walls of adjacent compartments. Means are provided on one of the beads 17.

v of each of the outer series of compartments to retain the free edges of the rolls in their outwardly projected positions and similar means are provided on the walls of alternate ones of the outer compartments to serve a similar function for the free ends ofthe rolls of the inner compartments. Such means are indicated by the numerals 21and 22 repre senting tangs or the like for entering the mesh of the bent-over screen material, al-

though it will be understood that pins, or

other types of retaining means maybe employed. Theelements 20 and 21 are essential to the proper functioning of theap'para tus since otherwise there is a distinct tendency for the rolls of material to roll about their compartments as the drum isrotated, thereby drawing the free edges of the mate rial into the compartments and rendering it extremely diflicult to present the edges to the dispensing slot 5 for withdrawal.

It will be understood that screen Wire and chicken wire are manufactured in difierent widths and in order to accommodate the compartments 16 to the diiierent length of rolls, wooden discs 16" are provided. These discs are mounted in one or more of the compartments as may be necessary and are secured in place in any desired manner.-

The drum 9 has secured thereto a gear wheel 23 which meshes with a pinion 24E rotatably mounted on the adjacent supportingv of the drum in the opposite direction. In 7 the event that the drum 9'is partly empty it is possible that the weight, of the remaining material might be so distributed as to cause the drum to rotate forwardly from a given position, and to prevent such an occurrence a detent 29 is providedfor cooperationwith a toothed wheel 30 secured to shaft 26 adjacent the crank 27. This pawl is adapted to be raised'manually when the drum is to be ropartment Likewise it is desirable that suitable markings such as arrows 32 be provided adjacent each compartment forcooperation with a mark 33 on the casing 1 to indicate when a particular compartment is in registration withthedispensing slot 5.

For the purpose of measuring the material drawn from any particular roll contained within the drum 9, a linear scale '34 is provided along one edge of the top 3 of the cabinet; and a knife guide 35 is provided for use when severing. the measured material, from the main body. This guide comprises a pair of parallel flanges and'it is to be noted that one end of the upper'one ofthese flanges projects slightly beyond theadjacent end ofthe lowerfiange. The purpose of'this construction is to allow a portion of the materia-l to to wind the measured material into this form.-v

as well as to draw it from the storage rolls and expeditiously handle the same, I provide a reel 86 at the rear of the top of the cabinet. This reel comprises a hollow body portion 37 looselymounted on a shaft 38having its ends removably mounted in U-shaped bearing members 39. The body 37 of the reel is provided with a longitudinal slot 40 into which the free end of the material being disensed is ro'ected and in order to firml P P a grip the material cooperating members 41 and 4-2 are provided on the body and shaft respectively. The member e1 preferably consists of an inturned flange bent up from the metal forming the body of thereel and is provided with a plurality of apertures 13 adapted to receive teeth 44 formed on the member 4-2. The edge of the screen material is of course inserted in the slot 40 while the teeth 44; are withdrawn from the apertures 43. A slight movement of the shaft in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 2) will project the teeth through the openings in the screen fabric and into the apertures of the clamping member 41 thus securely locking the free edge of the material to the body of the reel. Continued movement of the shaft will cause the body 37 to rotate and wind up so much of the material as is to be dispensed to the particular customer; it being understood, of course, that the rear end of the measured portion will be severed at the guide 35 prior to winding up the last part of t 1e sheet.

It is usual to package rolls of screen wire by passing a band of paper around the roll the middle portion thereof, and to facilitate this operation a roller shaft 45 is pro vided at the rear of the cabinet on which is mounted a roll of such paper as indicated by numeral 46. t should also be noted that I when a purchaser buys sections of several different rades of screening the first section is measured and rolled up as just described and the leading edge of the. second section may then be engaged under the last winding of the first section and also measured and wound into place on the first roll to provide a unitary package. After the packaging operation is completed the reel 37 is lifted from its bearings 39 and the package may be slid off ready for delivery upon a backward movement of shaft 38 to release teeth 44 from the screen material.

The operation of the several features of the invention have been described in connection with the detailed description of the structure and a brief summary oration will now be glven.

' The rolls of the various grades and sizes of the complete op of the screen wire or chicken wireare charged i into the various compartments 16 in accord-.

ance with the indicia 31 on the disc 12 ;(it being understood that the drum 9 is rotated from time to time to bring the various compartments into the space above the upper edge of the end plate 6Q 'As the-rolls of .material are charged into the outer-series of compartments the outer edges ofthe' rolled, material are-slid longitudinally through the provided-in each compartment. As the drum is rotated to bring the unloaded compart-- ments into position for loading as wellas in rotating to bring the various compartments slots 18 so that an outer flap ofmaterial is i I into registration with the dispensing slot- 5 V for dispensing the material, the casing 20 causes the outwardly protruding flaps to bend over the beads 17. open-mesh fabric of the flapsiare caused to engage the tangs or pins 21and thus any tendency of these flaps to be'drawn into the compartments by reason of the rotation of the drum is prevented.

Rolls of material are also charged into the I By .this means the i inner series of compartments 16 and the outer convolution thereof are drawn-through the slots 18 of the inner compartments and,

passed between adjacent compartments 16 of the outer series so as to bring these flaps into a position such that theywill engage the tangs or pins 22 formed on the outer walls of. the contiguous compartment. These flaps of the inner rolls of material also engage the casing member 20 and are bent over and held in engagement with the elements 22.

The drum being fully charged and it being desired to dispense a particular grade and size of screen material, the detent 29 is raised and the crank27 rotated to bring the compartment containing the particular ma terial into registration with the dispensing slot 5, this being determined by a registra tion of the particular arrow '32 with the markj 33.0n the side wall of the casing. As the compartment is brought into registration i with the slot 5 the outwardly extending flap of the roll of material contained in this compa-rtment will automatically project'through the slot 5 as it disengages from the casing 20 and it may then be grasped by the operator and pulled upwardly over. the top 3 of the cabinet. The free end of'the sheet is eX- tended into the slot 10 ofthe reel 87 and grippedby rotating the shaft-38 as heretofore described so as'to project the teeth 44 i glancing at the linear scale 34 which is-permanently placed on the cabinet, and; if a.

greater length of material is to be dispensed i2ment.

jterial is measured, at which time aknife is drawn: through the slot 35 and the length of material severed from the main body thereof. Rotation of the reel 37 is now continued. to completely windup the material.

If additional screening material ofa different grade or quality is to be sold to the same customer, the pawl 29 is again lifted .the purpose of measurement and will project and the drum rotated to bring the proper compartment into registration with the slot .The flap of the material of this particular compartment will automatically project through the slot 5. as heretofore described, and the operator will draw the free end of the material up over the top of the cabinet for its edge under the last convolution of the previously wound sheet so as to cause the same to be gripped and wound upon the top of the previously wound strip. After all the Q1naterial to be contained in the particular package iswound upon the reel, a strip of wrapping paper is withdrawn from the roll 46 and wrapped around the package of material in the usual manner and secured in posi- .tion.

The reel 37 may now be lifted from. its bearings 39 and the package slid olf of the end of the reel for delivery.

From the, foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that I have provided a comparatively simple and compact construction for storing screen wire, chicken wire and the like in a small space, but in which all of the various grades .';of material are readily accessible for dispensingv; that-means are provided for conveniently measuring the material upon the top of the cabinet itself, thus eliminating the neces- .9%.:like for such purpose; that the device prosity of an outwardly extending shelf or the videsfor immediately rolling up the material as it is dispensed and measured, thereby avoidingthe many inconveniences and disadvantages attendant to the usual method of drawing the material out in a flat sheet; that the device is rendered entirely foolproof by reason of the several. attachments which control the operation of the drum; and that means are provided in the mechanism itself for completely packaging all of the'material dispensed to a particular customer. I In accordance with the patent statutes I have described what I now believe to be the 'best embodimentof the invention, but I do not wishto beunderstood thereby as limiting.

myself orth'e scope of the invention as many changes and. modifications may bemadewithout departing from the spirit of the invention; and all such I aim to include in: the

scope of theappended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device for storing and dispensing. sheet material, a reel for winding up the dispensed material, a shaft on which the reel is loosely mounted, said reel provided with a longitudinal slot in its periphery, a member secured to said reel and extending inwardly thereof, an arm on said shaft for cooperating with said member for gripping the free edge. of the sheet material and for imparting a rotary movement to the reel.

2'. A device for storing and dispensing sheet material, a reel for winding up the dispensed material, a shaft on which the reel is loosely mounted, said reel provided with a2 longitudinal slot in its periphery, a perfo rat-ed member secured to said reel and extending inwardly thereof, an arm on said shaft for engaging said member, and teeth, on said arm for insertion in said perforation H. S. BOBO." 

